Our intern, Anna, reviews “Floret Farm’s A Year in Flowers: Designing Gorgeous Arrangements for Every Season.” She puts practical design advice into action with flowers from her own garden, too.

Our teen writer, Anna, describes her journey from skeptic to believer in regard to medicinal properties of plants. She concocts a lovely salve from calendula along the way.

The Survival Mom brings us lots of reasons for drinking wild violet tea, and she also gives us the recipe.

Cicada double brood emerging across eastern states with potential impacts to young trees – no danger to people and pets.

Our teen writer, Anna, takes us with her on a recent trip to the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, as she describes the various attributes and beautiful scenery.

Anna has had a major shift in her attitude about gardening during the past year, and she attributes this change to the book, “A Woman’s Garden,” by Tanya Anderson. She writes, “This single book took everything I felt about plants and completely turned my thoughts upside down.” Find out more about this book and how it changed this teenager’s life for the better.

Vera Koo visits the Chelsea Garden Show in London. Along with learning more about this historical event, we also find out more about Vera’s philosophy of aging and traveling.

From the majestic California poppy to the heart-shaped pansy, each flower has its unique style, and each state has its favorite flower.

The aptly-named writer Rose tells us why and how to add a spiral garden to your landscaping in this guest post.

Teen writer Anna researched the history of victory gardens, and found out that even kids participated back in the day. Find out more about her family’s victory garden, too.

Jackie Richardson tells us how to make these colorful and whimsical DIY Mushroom Garden Markers, using spray paint and vintage shoe trees.

Anna details how to build a raised garden bed, and also introduces us to “Lovely Greens,” a popular blog (with a book, too) that inspired her.

Learn how the National Park Foundation is helping preserve the monarch butterfly population and other pollinators at Grand Canyon National Park.

Want to grow plants year round? Consider making an indoor garden in your windowsill. Jackie Richardson tells you how to get started.

Jackie Richardson uses the Hugelkultur process to fill her new raised garden beds. This sustainable method saves time and money.

Rogue Preparedness maps out her vegetable garden with help from a tried-and-true Victory Garden diagram.

This featured post from The Survival Mom gives us great tips on making good organic fertilizer from items found in your home. This allows you to have organic fertilizer that is affordable and readily-available.

An herb garden is one of the easiest and most rewarding types of gardens you can grow. “The Survival Mom” tells us how to get started growing an herb garden for medicinal purposes.

Rogue Preparedness walks you through how to start your own medicinal garden.

Our friends at Simple Grow put together this ultimate guide to composting! Learn how to create your own nutrient-filled compost.

Learn how to make a quick DIY succulent project using containers and old things you may have lying around the house, or find at a flea market.

Ever heard of a compost volunteer garden? Find out more about it and how to create your own with these step-by-step instructions.

Want to grow your own produce at home? Here’s an easy guide for sprouting food from what is in your fridge or compost bowl.

If you are looking for a few examples of fun things to do by yourself outdoors to take advantage these benefits, use this list as a resource.

Don’t have a green thumb? There is one more type of plant you should try before hanging up your gardening gloves forever: succulents.